Letter: Trooper harassment is unconscionable

To the editor

Published
11:07 pm EDT, Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Over two hundred new Troopers received their diplomas during the 204th Basic School Graduation ceremony at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center Thursday Oct. 13, 2016 in Albany , N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union) less

Over two hundred new Troopers received their diplomas during the 204th Basic School Graduation ceremony at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center Thursday Oct. 13, 2016 in Albany , N.Y. (Skip ... more

Over two hundred new Troopers received their diplomas during the 204th Basic School Graduation ceremony at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center Thursday Oct. 13, 2016 in Albany , N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union) less

Over two hundred new Troopers received their diplomas during the 204th Basic School Graduation ceremony at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center Thursday Oct. 13, 2016 in Albany , N.Y. (Skip ... more

I was appalled at the article "Academy probe kept quiet," June 25, regarding the sexual harassment of female troopers at the State Police Academy. In the year 2017, this should not be happening, and for the trooper who brought the matter to light to be forced into retirement is unconscionable. That should never have been an issue.

Troopers, particularly at the academy, should be held to the highest standards, and if they are subjecting the female troopers to this abuse, they should be tossed. After all, if they behave like this in the academy, how are they going to behave out on the road? Shame on the academy and its people in charge. They should also be tossed and replaced with qualified people who will not tolerate this behavior. We deserve better.